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The first record of Kiricephalus pattoni Stephens, 1908 as a parasite of Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati Fischer, 1886 from Chiayi County, Taiwan

The first record of Kiricephalus pattoni Stephens, 1908 as a parasite of Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati Fischer, 1886 from Chiayi County, Taiwan

Norval, Gerrut; Bursey C.R.; Goldberg S.R.; Mao J.-J.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7112
Date: 2009
Type: Article

Abstract:

The pentastomid Kiricephalus pattoni is a fairly common parasite, which infects a variety of amphibians, lizards, and snakes in Australia, India, and South-east Asia. On the 15th of August, 2008 an adult male Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati was collected from the outskirts of Chiayi City, central western Taiwan. After careful examination of the snake, it was found that it was infected by a K. pattoni nymph. This appears to be the first report of L. r. ruhstrati being a host of K. pattoni.

Citation: Herpetology Notes
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